State comparison · 2025
Healthcare Social Workers salary: Hawaii vs Rhode Island
Healthcare Social Workers in Hawaii earn a median of $85,420. In Rhode Island, $75,390. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.4% — not 13.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+13.3%
Hawaii vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
+5.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Hawaii
Healthcare Social Workers
- Median
- $85,420
- p25
- $70,500
- p75
- $96,190
- p10
- $51,570
- p90
- $102,670
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.0
Rhode Island
Healthcare Social Workers
- Median
- $75,390
- p25
- $58,940
- p75
- $85,700
- p10
- $48,070
- p90
- $96,840
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.